Medieval Brass Sewing Pin / Veil Pin 3 pcs

Description of the Product

These medieval pins are made of brass. They are designed to be used as veil pins, to attach veils to an undercap, but they can also be used to bring a touch of history to modern everyday life, where ever you'd use sewing pins.

In the Middle Ages, married women were expected to wear a headdress (hence the German expression unter die Haube kommen, which literally translates to "coming under the bonnet" and is still a common idiom today for "getting married"). In medieval times, there were many different ways for women to cover their heads, for example with a plain or frilled/goffered veil (with or without gorget around the neck), a bonnet, a coif, a barbette and fillet, a schapel (a decorated, crown-like hoop/wreath often worn in combination with a veil), or a wimple. Many of these methods used veil pins for attaching.

There were various methods to tie a wimple, but it was generally bound around the forehead, the chin and the back of the head and always concealed the hair. Historical illustrations of wimples can for example be found in the Weltchronik - Der Stricker - Karl der Große , an illuminated parchment manuscript from around 1300, or in the Morgan Bible (also known as the Maciejowski Bible or Crusader Bible), a picture bible from the 13th century.

In the video below you can see a method of attaching a gorget and a veil to a cap with these pins.

• Pin length c. 4,5 cm
• Material is 100 % brass
• Sold as a set of three
• Manufacturer: Karhunhammas - Beartooth